Gareth Richards dies at 41 after comedian involved in 'terrible' road accident

A 40-year-old man who died after falling over 160ft while climbing a mountain in the Scottish Highlands has been named as Colour Sergeant Richard Melia. The Royal Marine, also known as Rick and Reggie, died on April 8 as he ascended Stob Dear's Crowberry Ridge on Buachaille Etive Mor, near Glencoe.

A pensioner has died after being hit by a car on Saturday morning.

A horse has died after falling during this year's Grand National race.

A second horse has died at the three-day Grand National Festival. The Willie Mullins-trained Dark Raven lost his life after taking a heavy fall at Aintree on Grand National Day.

A man whose partner suddenly died months after she dislocated her knee at a hen party is raising money for Wales Air Ambulance in her memory. Gemma Harries from Nantgaredig collapsed on January 16 this year and went into cardiac arrest in her boyfriend's home after suffering a Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis.

Judith Miller has died aged 71 after a short illness, it has been confirmed.

A climber has died in a 164 feet plunge in the Scottish Highlands.

Frank Skinner was unable to hold back tears as he paid tribute to his former co-host Gareth Richards live on air. Comedian Richards, who appeared alongside Skinner on his Absolute Radio show from 2009 to 2011, died on Friday (7 April), 11 days after he was involved in a serious car collision.

Joe Lycett has spoken emotionally about Gareth Richards' death and his regrets over his and Frank Skinner's close friend. Comic Richards died aged just 41 on Friday, April 7, after being left critically injured in a car crash. Richards was a comedian who got close to many comics on the circuit along with Skinner, as his former co-host on radio.

There has been an outpouring of grief by British comedians for Gareth Richards, the popular stand-up comic and broadcaster who has died aged 41 from injuries sustained in a car accident last month. 

Comedian Gareth Richards, a close friend of Frank Skinner, has died aged 41 after being involved in a car crash.

Comedian Gareth Richards, a former radio co-host of Frank Skinner, has died almost two weeks after suffering brain injuries in a motorway crash. Skinner broke down in tears live on his show in the days after the collision as he told listeners that his friend was fighting for his life. Richards died of his injuries on Friday, his wife Laura said in a post on social media paying tribute.

A woman who tragically died after falling ill on a Jet2 flight was aged in her 60s and from Cheshire, it has now been confirmed.

A passenger on board a Jet2 flight to Manchester that was forced to make an emergency landing in Newquay has died, it has been confirmed.

Absolute Radio show for two years and continues to step in on a regular basis. His agents said: "We are very sad to announce that one of our management clients at Mirth Control, comedian Gareth Richards, has been very seriously injured in a car crash this week, he remains in a coma currently in intensive care.

A motorcyclist died in hospital after a collision with a BMW on a main road. The 29-year-old, who had been rushed to hospital with serious injuries, died a short while after the crash on Friday (March 31).

A man has died after he and two other pedestrians were struck by a van on Saturday.

Wet Leg have died following illnesses.Miniature donkey Angelica, who has the same name as the fifth single released from their self-titled 2022 debut album, died on Saturday (March 25). And older donkey called Jill died on the same day.Last year, Wet Leg became the first celebrity ambassadors to the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary.The charity told BBC News that both animals had been “closely monitored for a while and both had various health issues that were causing concern”.Wet Leg, who are from the Isle of Wight, first adopted a donkey named Archie Baby from the sanctuary.

A man has died following a crash in Angus in the early hours of Sunday after a car collided with a wall in a residential street.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's eldest son, Nicholas "Nick" Lloyd Webber, has died at the age of 43."I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital," Andrew, 75, said in a statement. "His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft.